Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-29


feet of the big food of 1876 Thaver' B
grist-mili dam at Williamsburg was carried
away.a was Morton dam and the rush of
water did considerable damage along the
route of the famous Nil river food In
Berkshire county railroads, bridges and
crops were badly damaged and similar Re
ports come from various sections OF Maine
New Hampshire and Connecticut At Fitg
william, n. H., 500 foot washout on the
Cheshire railroad was caused 10y the giving
way OF IA pond
disastrous thunder storm visited New
Jersey on saturday At Manunka Chunk
two persons were drowned hy the flood. and
two children were swept away at Elizabeth
On tuesday the steamer Martha Vine
yard, with about 400 women and children
aboard. Went ashore Al fog ON Nobska
Ledge She was got of. but was ~ badly
injured that 1t was necessary u beach her
The passengers were safely landed m smHll
boats
John Iayior. successor 10 Brigham Dung
rs head of the Mormon church is dead He
has been In hiding Tor the last eight or ten
months - avoid arrest under the Edmunds
act against pOiyEamy Taylor was al Eng
hshmAn 10y birth, and began hfe a. d Meth
odlst preacher
At Minneapolis last FRIDAY night fire de
struycd about I'll 900 M worth of proper
rs, including tine wholesale grocery store
OF beaupre heogh a Co.. and the whole
sale clothing house Of Campbell x burbank
tuesday night the BIZ boston d large
siN-sturN brick building wHs partially
burned with a loss of over $500. OJU
Much damage mas been done ia Southern
Arizona by unprecedented rain storms
A violent volcanic eruption mas tAkeu
place on the island Of Galata of the coast
ot AlgerIA Streams of inva are issuing
from the crater of the volcano and the
glare Of the flames emitted is visible for
30 miles
William Morrison of Eureka Springs.
Ark wH- hanged late SUNDAY afternoon
by crowd u ms neighDors. who surround
ed the jail M which he was lodged ON q
charge OF maitreatIng ms two Young daugh
ter They took INN b. a tree IN ms own
yard where he was stretched up III sight Of
hi, family after he had confessed his crime
Gerard l.. Allen OF 81 Louis vino died
Thursday al hchieid springs y. y was
worth s. OOO. 900 or more, lie emlgraIed
from ireland when 23 wears Old. and start
ed III life without cent. lie amAssed ms
great fortune IN the iron business
by a fire IN New York Monday morning
IS horses were burned
1t is now learned that hy the wreck Of
the steamer sir Jonu Lawrence IN the bay
of bengal, last MAY sOU lives were lost
mainly females of the best families III ben
gai on pilgrimage t. Juggernaui
The Prince and Princes Of Wales will
celebrate their SILVER wedding next year
The Missouri Pacific system ma been
swindled out Of 81 0OO. ODO !u three YEAR
ny means of contracts for ties, and Nj
uould Is greatly alarmed hy the discovery
of these irreguiarIues
Mrs smith. the niece of Mrs A. T Stew
art who is trying TO break her will. de
inands the remoya. of Judge Hilton and
two fellow executor
The old Harriet Bsecher Stowe house IN
Andover, IN which ncle Tom Cabin
was written. was burned tuesday night
1t was stone structure near the theologi
cal seminary
The cotton crop now maturing IN th-
south promises 10 be the largest ever grown
lu the United state Ii Is estimated at
800. 900 bales. jOU. OOU bales more than
ever before were grown IN Il single wear
A powder mouse al streator. III was
struck by lightning last week THURSDAY
causing terrible explosion. hv which one
man was killed and several were wounded
Mrs W j Mills, her two daughters and
IA sister in-iaw went into the lake near Ar
den Ont. to uathe on the 2Oth inst One
of the daughters got beyond her depth and
the Others went % her rescue All except
the Younger daughter were drowned
While workmeu We're digging a well at
Howell, Mich, few DAYS ago. d terrific,
roaring was heard and stones and dirt were
blown lOl feet into the air Natural gas
mad been struck The flow was lighted and
flame as large a. barrel Ascended 70 d
height of 30 feet
Ten Italians were killed and SIX wound
ed boy an accident ON the Erie railroad. last
week Thursday, between Hohokus and Al
lendale, - miles from JERSEY CITY The
men belonged 10 gang engaged IN stone
bsllasting tine track, ana while standing on
the east bound track 10 let a west bound
train pass them, they were run down bv
the Chicago and Cincinnati express. due IN
New York AT O clock
The volcano Of Akoutan. on one of the
islands of the Aieutian group. is m d state
of eruption The natives say that erup-
tons nave been almost constant since the
middle of May Loud explosions occur ev-
cry lew moments and AT night numerous
streams of lava can Ice seen coursing down
the mountain sides illuminating the whole
country around. Earthquake shocks art
also frequent
One OF the most popular summer resorts
on NarragHnset bay. the COnanicut Park
hotel, mas been closed for the season Two
weeks ago 1t was full 10 Overlooking. INT
Rf .,.Irr 81.
increasing to an alarming extent and driv-
ing away all who were IN the house The
epidemic has been attributed % various
causes, but the real one mas been found 70
toe "a broken DRAIN pipe which leaked into
the well, from which tine drinking water of
the house was drawn. A promising season
Is thus summariiy ended
The family Of the late Josiah Lassell. a
prominent manufacturer of Whitinsville.
Mass, have given $50, 900 20 Williams col
lege 10 make up the expenses 20 the cor
poration of the new gymnasium above
special contributions made for that build
ing The FIRST 5000 for it was given bv
Mr.. Lassell The $50, 600 Is from the wild
ow and son Of Mr.. LAssell the son being
graduated there in 1886 The building will
be known as the 'Lasell gymnasium
trumpet to be used for telephoning at
sea, Is the invention of young electrician
OF Ohio named Harry B. Cox By its use
conversation in an ordinary tone of voice
can be heard for a distance of four miles
or more on land, and on water for much
greater distance
One OF Chlcagos convicted ''boodlers
". .. McGarrigbe, escaped from custody
Saturday evening and Is still at large
A company mas been organized 10 build
underground railroads for rapid transit m
Chicago and suburbs. 1t is designed 10
lay tunnel 30 feet under the streets
reaching 70 all quarters of the city.
huratio H. Lane socialist. labor agitator
knight of Labor and editor of the Work
ngmens Advocate at New Haven. Conn.
mas been sent 20 Jail for 90 DAYS for non
support of his family.
The scotch ship Firth Of Dina is reported
10 have been lost IN a cyclone in Java wa
ters Her entire crew, numbering %. Der.
ished
The horses on the street cars Of New
ork have suffered terribly during this hot
weather They die at the rate of 40 a dav.
and more than 1000 have died since the Isl
of June
Three men were killed and two injured